A series of three new singles will be released this Autumn, all remixes of songs from the album Underneath The Lemon Tree.
10 September – Mr Henry’s in Rude Health (Vitamix)
1 October – Blue Train (vocal mix)
22 October – Looking For Parque Tom Jobim (full length version)
All three will be available on all the main digital platforms and Spotify.
The new JC5 album Underneath The Lemon Tree will be released across all digital platforms on 5 March 2021. This will be preceded by a single Not Near Enough on 19 February.
The album was mostly written and recorded during lockdowns (or near lockdowns) in 2020 and 2021. It is entirely written, performed and produced by James. A CD release is planned later in the year, date TBA.
You can hear a trailer for the album here
The new single – Taking Back Control (In the Middle of Nowhere) – will be released across all digital platforms on 29 December. As the title suggests, the song takes a look at Brexit, in light of the UK’s forthcoming ‘deal or no deal’ deadline of 1 January…
Delighted to announce that ParlourSounds has been named Best Album of 2019 by Country Mile Records. View the full Top 50 here, or go to https://countrymilerecords.wordpress.com/albums-2019/
The new JC5 single Annelise will be released across all the usual digital platforms on 5 July 2019. Listen here
Good news for lovers of physical product! Last year’s ParlourSounds album (already available from iTunes and other digital providers) is now available on CD via indie label The Beautiful Music. Buy here
New Brit movie Soundtrack to Sixteen – featuring music by James Clarke Five — will premiere at the London Independent Film Festival on 5 April 2019.
Two JC5 songs will feature: Maharishi Manalishi, and Christmas is in the Air, which is a ‘festive’ reworking of Love’s Gonna Be My Game.
New JC5 (and related) stuff is added to YouTube on a regular basis. View and subscribe here
The new single from James Clarke Five is called Mairead. Lyrically and musically, Mairead is set in World War One, and is a simple, beautiful ballad featuring haunting accompaniment by the Haydock Brass Band.
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